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LD Ryan Pilon - Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL (2015, 147th, NYI) -early retirement

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King In The North said:
I'm pretty sure you'd have to give that back.
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If you sign a contract and they pay you the money, you wouldn't have to give anything back if you retire early. It's a signing bonus, hence you're getting it simply for signing the contract - no criteria for games played, time spent, or anything else. The only thing that might happen is if they somehow knew that you had never intended to play hockey professionally, in which case they might be able to sue you (although establishing proof would be pretty difficult to do).
 
luki here said:
Perhaps he didn't lose his passion for hockey, perhaps he just didn't want to have to put his body on the line to earn his income. Perhaps he didn't want to mix his passion and his bread earning. Personally i would love to be a professional athlete, but I do have a friend who chose not to become a professional soccer player in favour of studying medicine and working as a cardiologist. Still play soccer with him twice a week, his passion wasn't the problem.
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so what you're saying is passion was the problem in both cases...
you need passion to be willing to put your body on the line, the ones who become NHLers are the ones who had the passion for that type of stuff.
Peter Forsbergs passionate style of play was what got him hurt so much :laugh:

Same with your friend, he had a bigger passion for other things.
 
Eventhough this kid is in college and wants/wanted to pursue a job being a cop, is there any chance he will go back to playing full time professional hockey?
 
Killerjas said:
Eventhough this kid is in college and wants/wanted to pursue a job being a cop, is there any chance he will go back to playing full time professional hockey?
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The only person that could answer that is Ryan.
 
Wow he wants to become a cop? That's putting your body on the line every bit as much, and to be honest significantly more than a professional athlete.

One traffic stop or domestic dispute and boom, you could get shot.

You gotta respect that even though it probably hurts the Islanders a little bit they got nothing for a draft pick.

But my respect for this guy just jumped up a hundred times.

You can think what you want about cops....there's good and bad ones, but he has a real chance to change his community for the better than he ever did as a hockey player.

He valued helping others over money. Same things careers like teaching, paramedics, etc. all do.
 
derriko said:
Wow he wants to become a cop? That's putting your body on the line every bit as much, and to be honest significantly more than a professional athlete.

One traffic stop or domestic dispute and boom, you could get shot.

You gotta respect that even though it probably hurts the Islanders a little bit they got nothing for a draft pick.

But my respect for this guy just jumped up a hundred times.

You can think what you want about cops....there's good and bad ones, but he has a real chance to change his community for the better than he ever did as a hockey player.

He valued helping others over money. Same things careers like teaching, paramedics, etc. all do.
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Or he just wants to ticket the kids that used to beat him wide in the dub....
 
teravaineSAROS said:
so what you're saying is passion was the problem in both cases...
you need passion to be willing to put your body on the line, the ones who become NHLers are the ones who had the passion for that type of stuff.
Peter Forsbergs passionate style of play was what got him hurt so much :laugh:

Same with your friend, he had a bigger passion for other things.
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You can be passionate for the sport but not the career in the sport. Passion is not exclusive to a career.
 
derriko said:
Wow he wants to become a cop? That's putting your body on the line every bit as much, and to be honest significantly more than a professional athlete.

One traffic stop or domestic dispute and boom, you could get shot.

You gotta respect that even though it probably hurts the Islanders a little bit they got nothing for a draft pick.

But my respect for this guy just jumped up a hundred times.

You can think what you want about cops....there's good and bad ones, but he has a real chance to change his community for the better than he ever did as a hockey player.

He valued helping others over money. Same things careers like teaching, paramedics, etc. all do.
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Uh, maybe in the States? That's not very common in Canada.. we have extremely strict gun regulations up here ;)
 
hurricanedave said:
You can be passionate for the sport but not the career in the sport. Passion is not exclusive to a career.
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This is true. I have a passion for journalism and writing, but my career (and other passion) is HR/labor relations. You can have multiple passions and prioritize one over another. If this guy prioritizes protecting and serving over playing hockey, props to him.
 
PG Canuck said:
Yeah, he could have, but his career choice now is a lot more likely to get him a job. He may not be all for wasting away in the minors living in a small city he wants no part of.
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He was talented enough to most likely ply his trade in Europe. But, the guy didn't love the game and found something he would rather do. It's probably hard for most of us who love the game and wish we possessed that much talent, but I don't fault him. Actually, I give the kid a lot of credit with being honest enough with teams at the draft which led to his massive fall and probably stopped teams from wasting a higher pick on him.
 
93LEAFS said:
He was talented enough to most likely ply his trade in Europe. But, the guy didn't love the game and found something he would rather do. It's probably hard for most of us who love the game and wish we possessed that much talent, but I don't fault him. Actually, I give the kid a lot of credit with being honest enough with teams at the draft which led to his massive fall and probably stopped teams from wasting a higher pick on him.
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I'm sure he still loves the game, but once you get into the higher levels it can not be as fun as it was originally. For some, it's not what they played the sport for, which is fun.
 
DominicBoltsFan said:
He could have had a future in the NHL.
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It's almost like pursuing a career as a police officer is just so inadmirable.

Major Junior is when the sport stops being "just for fun" and becomes a job. Good on him for tapping out respectably and not just following through the motions without passion. His voluntary retirement gave a spot to someone else who wants to purse professional hockey, it's a win win situation.
 
One of the biggest what ifs in recent draft history imo. Had great size, great skater, great shot, great passer and was tough. Could have been a top pairing dman in the NHL. Obviously you want the guy to do what makes him happy, but man what a waste of talent. Very mature of him to turn it down before signing ELC, though.
 
IWillMakeTheNHL said:
One of the biggest what ifs in recent draft history imo. Had great size, great skater, great shot, great passer and was tough. Could have been a top pairing dman in the NHL. Obviously you want the guy to do what makes him happy, but man what a waste of talent. Very mature of him to turn it down before signing ELC, though.
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I guess anythings possible but the odds of him becoming a top pairing defenseman in the NHL were small. Definitely had NHL potential though. Hope he’s doing well
 
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